Month: July 2019 Posts

Half of Malawians believe Mutharika is corrupt

Jul 17, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 8 &

…as number of people paying bribes increases A majority of Malawians think corruption has increased in the past 12 months with close to half of the population believing President Peter Mutharika is corrupt. Meanwhile, more… ...

Chimulirenji tells ministers to lead fight against corruption

Jul 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi’s Vice President Everton Chimulirenji on Monday told cabinet ministers to lead the fight against corruption. The vice president was speaking in Mangochi where he opened an orientation workshop for ministers and deputy ministers. Chimulirenji… ...

Mutharika to skip Mzuni graduation

Jul 15, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

President Peter Mutharika will not attend the Mzuzu University (Mzuni) graduation ceremony on Friday. According to a memo from Mzuni acting registrar James Kwilimbe to university staff and students, Mutharika has told Vice Chancellor John… ...

Malawians laugh off Mutharika’s cable cars dream

Jul 15, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawians have cast doubts over President Peter Mutharika’s plans to introduce cable vehicles on Mulanje Mountain. The Malawi leader on Saturday said his government will bring cable vehicles on the mountain to boost tourism. “I… ...

Mutharika denies saying his votes were stolen

Jul 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has denied saying that his votes were stolen in the Central Region. He made the remarks on Saturday in Mulanje where he opened the Chitakale-Phalombe-Jali-Zomba road and presided over the ground-breaking for… ...

Post-election demos are meaningless – Mutharika  

Jul 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

President Peter Mutharika says demonstrations against the outcome of the May 21 elections are meaningless since the polls were free and fair. The Malawi leader was speaking on Friday when he addressed Democratic Progressive Party… ...

Talking Blues: Petty thieves, we hang; great ones we appoint to high office. Not with Americans

Jul 10, 2019 Mapwiya Muulupale 1 &

To find evidence of corruption in high places in our rotten Malawi, Americans have just proved that a telescope is not a necessity. As per our tradition of putting facts first, let’s take a look… ...